English

Noun

bacalao ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of bacalhau
   • 2003 September 5, A. LaBan, “Rooms With a View”, in Chicago Reader:

     House specialties also include a spicy, salty bacalao, pollack stew in a red or white sauce […] .

Spanish

Alternative forms

• bacallao

Etymology

Borrowing from Basque bakailao, the same source that gave Old Dutch bakeljauw, variant of kabeljauw.

Cognate to Italian baccalà, Portuguese bacalhau, Catalan bacallà.

Noun

bacalao m ‎(plural bacalaos)

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